Wagon-brake



, M. L; HASKINS.

WAG AKE.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARVIN L. IIASKINS, OF XVILLOXV CREEK, MONTANA.

WAGON-BRAKE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 419,045, dated January 7, 1890.

Application filed July 19,1889. 'm'erial No. 318,061. (No'modeL) To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARVIN L. HASKINS, of lVillow Creek, in the county of Gallatin and Territory of Montana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in lVagon- Brakes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art'to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the acconpanying drawings, Which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in Wagon-brakes; and it consists in the combination of the brake-block, a m etallic tapering frame Which is applied thereto, and Which has its ends bent over the ends of the blocks, so as to secure the block and frame together without any fastenings, and a met-allie tapering plate, which is applied to the frame so as to receive the friction of the wheel, as will be more fully described hereinafter.

The object of my invention is to provide a brake for vehicles in which the metallic parts are secured to the wooden block without the use of bolts, and from which the rub-plat-e can be removed whenever it becomes worn without having to renew any other part of the brake.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a brake which embodies my invention. Fig. 9 is a front view.

A represents the brake-block, which is secured to the usual cross-bar, and B a metallic frame, which is applied to the front of the block, as shown. The ends C of this met-allie frame are turned over the ends of the brakeblock, as shown, so as to secure the two parts tightly together without the use of bolts or other fastenings, and the edges D are turned up, so as make guides or ways Which taper toward each other at their lower ends and which receive the metallic plate I. This plate I also tapers, so as to correspond to the taper of the turned-up edges or guides, so that the greater the amount of friction from the wheel the more firmly it will be secured in position. hen this plate becomes worn out, it is only necessary to remove it and put another in its place. By means of this construction no fastening-blocks or devices of any kind are necessary, and When .the rub-plate becomes worn out it is only necessary to replace this part.

Having thus described my invention, I clainv The combination of the brake-block, the metallic frame applied thereto and provided with the turned-up tapering edges or guides and having its ends C bent around the ends of the block, and the tapering rub-iron Which is held in the frame, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my Signature in presence of three witnesses.

MARVIN L. I-IASKINS. Witnesses:

C. W. HASKINS, N. A. HAsKINs, B. B. WELLs. 

